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HAMPSHIRE GLOSSARY. 43 Heft, V, To Uft a thing, so as to try the weight of it. Ex. * To heft the hee-pots/ to lift the hee-hives to see how much honey they contain.— Wise, New Forest, p. 188, Ex, * He/t un/ 1. e. feel the weight of it •Ak. Heirs [hairz], sb. pL young timber-trees. — Cooper. Saplinga Hele [heel], v, to pour out of one vessel into another. *Ak. Hell [hel], ah. a dark place in the woods. — ^Wise, New Forest, Helm [helm], sh. halm or straw prepared for thatching. — ^Lisle. Helm, V, To lay the straw in order for thatching. — Lisle. Heltrot [hel'trot], ah, Heradeum Sphondt/Uum. — J. B. Henge [henj], sh, the liver and lights and fry of a pig or sheep. Eic

  • A sheep's head and henge,* * A pig's henge,* — Wise.

Herder [hurd'ur], sh, a sieve. ^A rhyme about honey-combs or workings says : — " Sieve upon herder, One upon the other ; Holes upon both sides, Not all the way though. What may it be P See if you know ? ' " Wise, New Forest, p. 185. Herenee [her'uns], adv. hence. *Ak. Bereright [hee'ureit], adv. on the spot. *AL Heriff [her*if], sb. Oalium Aparine. — J. B. Heth [heth], ab. heath.— K H. Hidert-catch-winkers [hcid-urz-kech-wink-urz], ab. the children's game of hide and seek. — Wise. Highlows [hei-loazj, ab, pi. very thick, high shoes, not half boots. — Winch. Sch. 01. See Haves. Hike [heik], v. to go away ; used in a contemptuous sense. Ex. ^ Hike oflFl * i. e. begone. Icel. hika, hvika^ to quail, shrink, waver. — F. M. So also Cooper and *Ak. Hile [heil], ab. (1) A sheaf of wheat. — ^Wiee, New Foreaf. (2) A shock of twelve sheaves. — J. Hile [heil], v. to put up wheat into sheaves. Sheaves of barley or oats are called pucka. — Wise, New Forest. -trot [hil'trot], ab. the wild carrot ; Daucua carofa. — Wise, New Forest. But see Heltrot, where the name is more accurately allotted to a different plant.— W. H. 0. Poor zowl on maester,' I can't Hinge [hinj], ab. the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep. *Ak. Also of a calf or bullock, or of a man. — Wise. See Henge.